[tor-bugs] #2648 [Vidalia]: Review translation process and the new vidalia.pot file

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#2648: Review translation process and the new vidalia.pot file
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    Reporter:  chiiph   |       Owner:  chiiph      
        Type:  defect   |      Status:  needs_review
    Priority:  normal   |   Milestone:              
   Component:  Vidalia  |     Version:              
  Resolution:           |    Keywords:              
      Parent:           |      Points:              
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Comment(by chiiph):

 Replying to [comment:13 edmanm]:
 > Replying to [comment:12 chiiph]:
 > > Either way, i18n-update updates all .po files, when it should only
 update the .pot files and Transifex takes care of the rest (Runa confirmed
 this a couple of days ago).
 > > The fix will involve just removing one of the calls to
 vidalia_update_po in i18n/CMakeLists.txt for what I can see. Matt: what do
 you think?
 >
 > If we do that, when do the .po files in the repository get updated?
 Would a particular .po file get updated only when someone commits an
 updated translation for it? The number of mostly/entirely untranslated .po
 files lingering about in the source tree is already pretty ridiculous.
 Having them exist in various states of outdatedness doesn't seem like an
 improvement.

 It is an improvement in the sense that each part takes care of separate
 things (Vidalia of the .pot files, Transifex/Runa of the .po files), and
 we don't fall into a situation where everyone touches everything. The .po
 files are going to be updated every time we run make i18n-update and when
 a new translation is uploaded to Transifex, so I don't think let the .po
 files be handled by Transifex/Runa is a bad idea.

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